Leave the nuns alone

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It’s a bad idea to make a habit — forgive the pun — of suing nuns. Definitely don’t sue nuns to force them to provide abortion coverage in their health insurance plans.

The Little Sisters of the Poor are an order of Catholic nuns who care for the poor, elderly, sick, and dying. They dedicate their lives to serving the most vulnerable people and expect nothing in return. So naturally, Democratic Party politicians have spent the past decade and a half trying to break the religious order, oblige its sisters to violate their consciences, and provide health insurance plans that cover abortion and contraception.

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